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Islanders on the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have won a key legal battle in their fight against the construction of a luxury resort. While it's not a definitive victory, had they lost the court case, it would have been the end of their campaign. Barbuda and its larger, much more developed partner island Antigua gained independence from the UK in 1981. However, judges of the UK Privy Council are still responsible for the islands' appeal cases. They have ruled that two islanders, Jackie Frank and John Mussington, have the right to challenge the construction of an airstrip that environmentalists say endangers the local ecosystem. Newsday heard more from John Mussington, who is a marine biologist, on why he needed to take the case to London. (Pic: John Mussington; Credit: LandPortal.org)